Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis laciniata Cav. |
Bibliography | Icon. 5: 7 (1799) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | rootstock carnose, leaves long petiolate, palmatipinnate, leaflets 8-12, linear, hirsute, flowers pedicellate, solitary, to 5cm wide, sepals acute, hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, pale purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acetosella laciniata (Cav.) Kuntze Acetosella squammosoradicosa (Steud.) Kuntze Oxalis prichardii Rendle Oxalis squamosoradicosa Steud. Oxalis squamosoradicosa var. pubescens Skottsb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |